2016 Japanese Super Cup

2016 Japanese Super Cup
Date20 February 2016
VenueNissan Stadium, Yokohama
RefereeJumpei Iida
Attendance33,805
WeatherRain / 12.9°C / 68% humidity [1]
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The 2016 Japanese Super Cup was held on 20 February 2016 between the 2015 J.League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the 2015 Emperor's Cup winners Gamba Osaka.[2] Between them these two sides had won the Super Cup for the past 3 seasons and in this match it was Sanfrecce who triumphed 3–1 to lift the title for the fourth time in their history following successes in 2008, 2013 and 2014. For Gamba, this game marked their fourth loss in six Super Cup appearances, with wins in 2007 and 2015 being offset by defeats in 2006, 2009, 2010 and now this year.

As for the game itself, after a goalless first half it was Sanfrecce who took the lead 7 minutes into the second through the experienced Hisato Satō. Pacy forward Takuma Asano made it 2–0 from the penalty spot 5 minutes later, however Gamba's leading scorer for the past 3 seasons, Takashi Usami, opened his account for the 2016 campaign in the 68th minute to give his side a foothold in the contest. That did not last long and Sanfrecce's new Nigerian signing Peter Utaka wrapped the match up for the men from Hiroshima with 17 minutes remaining.[3]

Match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima3–1Gamba Osaka
Satō 51'
Asano 57'
Utaka 73'
Summary Usami 68'
Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
GK 1 Japan Takuto Hayashi
CB 19 Japan Sho Sasaki Yellow card 38'
CB 5 Japan Kazuhiko Chiba
CB 4 Japan Tsukasa Shiotani
DM 8 Japan Kazuyuki Morisaki
DM 6 Japan Toshihiro Aoyama (c) downward-facing red arrow 83'
RM 7 Croatia Mihael Mikić
LM 18 Japan Yoshifumi Kashiwa
AM 25 Japan Yusuke Chajima
AM 30 Japan Kosei Shibasaki downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 11 Japan Hisato Satō downward-facing red arrow 53'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Japan Ryotaro Hironaga
CB 4 Japan Hiroki Mizumoto
CB 37 Japan Kazuya Miyahara
DM 28 Japan Takuya Marutani upward-facing green arrow 83'
LM 16 Japan Kohei Shimizu
CF 9 Nigeria Peter Utaka Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 69'
CF 10 Japan Takuma Asano upward-facing green arrow 53'
Manager:
Japan Hajime Moriyasu
Gamba Osaka
GK 1 Japan Masaaki Higashiguchi
RB 22 South Korea Oh Jae-suk
CB 5 Japan Daiki Niwa Yellow card 55'
CB 15 Japan Yasuyuki Konno
LB 4 Japan Hiroki Fujiharu
DM 21 Japan Yosuke Ideguchi Yellow card 45+1'
DM 7 Japan Yasuhito Endō (c)
RW 13 Japan Hiroyuki Abe downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 39 Japan Takashi Usami
AM 9 Brazil Ademilson downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 29 Brazil Patric downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
GK 18 Japan Yōsuke Fujigaya
RB 35 Japan Ryo Hatsuse
CB 6 South Korea Kim Jung-ya
DM 27 Japan Tatsuya Uchida
RW 25 Japan Jungo Fujimoto upward-facing green arrow 76'
AM 11 Japan Shu Kurata upward-facing green arrow 60'
CF 20 Japan Shun Nagasawa upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Japan Kenta Hasegawa

Statistics

Statistic Sanfrecce Hiroshima Gamba Osaka
Goals scored 3 1
Possession 58% 42%
Shots on target 4 4
Shots off target 4 3
Corner kicks 6 2
Fouls 7 13
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0
Source: Match Statistics

References

  1. ^ JFA Match Report
  2. ^ JFA Announcement
  3. ^ Soccerway Game Report

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